embryonic
英 [,embr?'?n?k]
美 [,?mbr?'ɑn?k]
助記提示
1. em- "in" + bryein "swell, grow, be full" => embryon + -ic => embryonic.
2. Greek embryon "a young one," in Homer, "young animal," later, "fruit of the womb," literally "something that grows inside the body".
3. The idea underlying embryo is of "growing inside the body".
中文詞源
embryonic 胚胎的來(lái)自embryo, 胚胎。
英文詞源
- embryonic (adj.)
- 1819, from medical Latin embryonem (see embryo) + -ic. Figurative use is from 1856. Earlier adjectives were embryonal (1650s), embryonate (1690s). Related: Embryonically.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
- 這個(gè)計(jì)劃迄今為止還只是在醞釀之中。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. It is still in an embryonic stage.
- 它還處于萌芽階段.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
- 胚胎發(fā)育似乎主要受制于少數(shù)主導(dǎo)基因。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
- 這個(gè)計(jì)劃迄今為止還只是在醞釀之中。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. Mrs Almond lived much farther up town, in an embryonic street.
- 埃爾蒙德太太的家還要繼續(xù)往北, 在一處剛剛開始形成的街上.
來(lái)自辭典例句